Ding Jianfei
Ding Jianfei
Ding Jianfei was born in Rudong, Jiangsu Province, China in 1973. As a young painter, he studied under Wu Yuankui, a renowned Chinese painter. He graduated from the Department of Chinese Painting at Nanjing University of the Arts in 1996. Currently works and lives in Shanghai.
While deeply entrenched in the tradition of Chinese ink painting, Ding Jianfei's works are compound by a vigorous force of contemporary visuality. In his painting series, one can almost discern the surging wind and billowing cloud that drift atop mountains, the endless flow of river currents, the idyllic deer horde under the pine tree, and even the flickering shadows of the leave. He has always been content with the mere joy of painting. In his works, one doesn't sense his passion for the medium, but only his respect and awe for nature and his lifelong cultivation. His works act as a reflection of his understanding and perception of the world, a “shadow” of himself. One can see a revival of antiquity, or a spiritual guide of our modernity, under his brush.
While deeply entrenched in the tradition of Chinese ink painting, Ding Jianfei's works are compound by a vigorous force of contemporary visuality. In his painting series, one can almost discern the surging wind and billowing cloud that drift atop mountains, the endless flow of river currents, the idyllic deer horde under the pine tree, and even the flickering shadows of the leave. He has always been content with the mere joy of painting. In his works, one doesn't sense his passion for the medium, but only his respect and awe for nature and his lifelong cultivation. His works act as a reflection of his understanding and perception of the world, a “shadow” of himself. One can see a revival of antiquity, or a spiritual guide of our modernity, under his brush.
Exhibitions
Selected Works
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Fairs
National Agricultural Exhibition Center
2023 Beijing Contemporary Art Expo
2023.04.28 - 05.01
Shanghai Exhibition Center
2022 ART021 SHANGHAI CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR
2022.11.10 - 11.13
Shanghai Exhibition Center
2021 ART021 SHANGHAI CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR
2021.11.11 - 11.14
National Agricultural Exhibition Center
2021 BEIJING CONTEMPORARY ART EXPO
2021.10.13 - 10.17